DH has two french bulldogs, who are very sweet and everybody loves, but they are very much DH's dogs, and show very little interest in me at all, even though I'm the one that looks after them mostly. My JRT died before I moved in with DH and I miss her very much, and DH has agreed to us getting a dog together.
I really want another jack, but DH is dead set against it, and is opposed to getting any terrier breed, because he thinks they're all yappy and aggressive (even though mine wasn't). I would have preferred to get a rescue, but we think the frenchies would take to a puppy better.
We want a dog that would do well with children (we don't have any yet, but want to start a family in the next couple of years), gets on well with other dogs and poeple, doesn't need a tonne of exercise, DH's dogs can only handle about 1/2 an hour in the morning, though I'd happily do another longer walk in the evening, that doesn't drool and isn't a flat faced breed. We're not too bothered about size, though not something enormous, don't mind shedding or having to do frequent grooming. Stubborness doesn't really bother me either, but I don't want to be followed around everywhere I go.
We were originally thinking of getting some kind of spaniel, but every one I know is exceptionally clingy with their owners, and that would do my head in. I also like poodles, but out of the ones I know, half are completely neurotic. Though they are lovely, I'm not a big fan of labs or GSDs. Any ideas?
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Pondies · 20/11/2018 23:04
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